Combination rear fender brace and bumper



A. R. ockmTH COMBINATION REAR FENDER BRACE AND BUMPER Fled Aug. 22. 1923Patented Oct. 6, 1925.

. UNITED STATE-sv Donn R.. BRocxsM-ITII, or sr. IioUIs, MISSOURI.

coMBIN'I'INnnAR FIiNIina-BRCAND BUMPER; Y

Application mea 'August 22, 19'23. serial No. 658,741.

To all whom t may cof/wem.' p

Be it known that I, A DOLPH R. BROCKl SMITH, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at St. Louis, Missouri, have invented a new and usefulCombination Rear Fender Brace fand Bumper, of which the following is aspecification. l Y

This inventlon relates to improvements in combination rear fender brace.and bumper,

and consistsV in the novel inafter` disclosed. Y l

An object' of the 'invention is to provide a rigid frame structureadapted to .constitute construction here a bumperfor. the rear end of amotorvehicle 'bers- 3 and a rigid cross member4 4f.

and asupport for the rearfenders of the vehicle, designed in such a waythat it may be economically manufactured and readily applied to thevehicle structure.

i V.Additional advantages of the invention will be apparent from'thefollowing detailed description thereof in which the invention isillustrated as applied to the vehicle, and in whichv y Fig. 1 is a planview of parts of vthe rear of the'vehicle structure showing the deviceapplied thereto. Y

Fig. 2 is an 'end elevation. .Fig 3 is a side elevation. Fig. 4 is adetailedview of porting arms."v 4. v A i The structure is particularlydesigned for one ofthe supapplication to the Well knownFord motorvehicles equippedl withv rear fenders l having'flanges 2 at'their endsextendingdownwardly from the body of the fendersjand constituting fenderstiffeners. The frame of the chassis of the vehicle includesjside mrlni'l ie body of. the vmachine is set upon the ,frame and the sills 5 ofthe body are bolted in posiofreard fenders and a chassis frame havingtion on the side members. 'It-is withthis i' The structure of theinvention includesa transverse bar 6 preferably? ,T-sliaped krincross'section and having its Vendsrrounded to form curved sections 7,the free ends of'v which are rigidly connected with the flanges f endsto the vehicle.

2' of the fenders byv suitable connections 8.

In order to provide for conveniently forming the curved ends of the bar6 it will be noted that the flange of the T-bar is cut away at 9 withinthe arc of the curved section 7. The bar 6 is perforated and connectedto the fenders so that the fenders will be rigidly transversely bracedwhen the bar 'respectively by connecting'de'vicesvl.

The wide Web of the T-irons constituting the arms is placed upwardly andis notched out at 14' so that it fits over the ends of the cross member4 of the chassis, thereby bracing the arms againstv longitudinalmovement in respect of the Vframe of the vehicle. The portions of' thearms 1 0 adjacent 'to the notches are yarranged to lieagainst the underface of the sill 5 of the vehicle and bolts 15 pass through vthe sillyof Ythe :vehicle and through openings 16 in the web of the-arm. In thismanner the rearward ends of .the armsl areA rigidlyconnected with thesill vof the vehicle and are held against movement by the notches vttingover the `ends of the cross member of the chassis, as explained.

This structure provides a rigid durable frame preventing lateralandvertical vibration of the fenders and at the samel time constitutinga protectivebumper vstructure to protect the rear end of the vehicle.The

vstructure is so designed that it will have ysulicient `strength toresist substantial impact againstthe same and is so arranged Y that-itmay be readily connected withV the conventional vehicle structure.` i,

A I amy aware that the invention may be modified incertain, particularsWithout departing from the spirit and scope thereof. I do not limitymyself to unessential'details, but whatv I -claim and desire tosecure byvLetters Patent is :f-

l. In amoltor vehicle Yequipped with a pair side vmembers and a crossmember, the combinatloiif ofa'ftransverse bar havln'g curved "endsarranged toberigidly connected with Y the fenders, arms i extendinginwardly from said bar,- svaid arms 'being providedvwith notchesengaging-the ends ofthe cross mein` ber, and connecting devices forsecuring said nected-therewith, said arms being provided with notchesengaging the ends of the cross member of the chassis of the vehicle,bolts extending through-the sill offthe-body of the vehicle and throughsaid arms for connecting the ends thereofwith'the vehicle, and strutmembers extendingfrom the arms to the bar adjacent to the point ofconnection between theiarms and said bar.

In av motor vehicle equipped with `a pair of rear fenders and a chassisframe having side members and a cross member, the combination of atransverse bar T- shaped int cross section having curved ends arrangedto'be rigidly connected with the fenders, arms T-shaped in crosssectionextending inwardly from said bar, isaid arms being provided with notchesengagin-g the ends of the cross member, and connecting devicesfoi-securing said endsto the vehicle.

4. In a motorvehicle yincluding a chassis having side members and a pairof rear fenders having depending flanges, the combination offa rigidframe including a transverse bar having curved ends, connections betweensaid curved ends and the flanges of the fenders, inwardly extending armsfor supporting said bar, and detachable connecting devices for rigidlysecuring the mner ends of saidarms with the vehicle.

5. In a motorvehicle including a chassis having side members and a pairof rear fenders having depending flanges, the combination of arigidframe including a transverse bar-having curved ends, connections betweensaid curved ends and the flanges of the fenders, inwardly extendingarmsfor supporting said bar, Aand detachable connecting devices for rigidlysecuring the inner ends of said arms with the vehicle, said connectingdevices including bolts passing through the sill of the body.

6. In a motor-vehicle equipped with a pair ofrear fenders, a chassisframe having side members and a cross member, the combination of atransverse bar having its ends rigidly connected with the fenders, andarms having their rear endsattached to said bar between the fenders andhaving their forward ends-'rigidly attached to the frame of the vehiclein front of said cross-member.

7 In a motor vehicle equipped with a pair ofrear fenders, a chassisframe having side members and a cross member, the combination of atransverse bar having its ends rigidly connected with the fenders, andarms having their rear ends attached to said bar between the fendersandhaving their forward ends rigidly attached to the frame of thevehicle in front of said cross member and provided withfA notchesreceiving the ends of said cross member.

8. In combination with the body and rear fenders ofan automobile, a pairof supporting members secured to said body and issuing rearwardlytherefrom, said supporting members projecting outwardly beyond the endsof said rear fenders, a bumper secured to said supporting membersandextending beyond said fenders, inwardly turned] ends formed on saidbumper passing vbehind said fenders, and means for rigidly securing saidbumper ends to said fenders.

9. In combination with the bodyv and fenders of a vehicle a bumperhaving a body member, U-shaped ends connected therewith, said ends-beingadapted to extend'beneath said fender, means for securing` the ends ofsaid bumperto said fender, `and meansv for attaching said bumper to saidbody.

10. A combination fenderbrace and bumper in combination with anautomobile body having a pair of fenders, comprising-combined supportingand connecting members fixed to Ithe automobile body and extendingrearwardly therefrom, a bumper secured'to the free ends of said members`and having its ends projected beyond said members and in the rear ofsaid fenders, and means for connecting said combination fender. braceand bumper at two points to the pair of fenders of the automobile forholdingr the pair of fenders against movement relative to each otheryand relative to the automobile body independently of each other.

ll. In a motor vehicle having a chassis frame and a pair of rearfenders, the combination of a transverse bar which is angular in crosssection having one of its angular portions extending toward thechassisframe 100 and another angular portion approximately vertical andhaving its ends rigidly connected with the fenders, arms having theirrearends attached to said angular portion of said bar that extendstoward said chassis 105 frame and having their forward ends rigidlyattached to the chassis frame, and braces having their forward endsattached to said arms and their rear ends attached to one of the angularportions of said bar 110 between said 4arms-and the ends of said bar.

ADOLPH R. BROCKSM-ITH.

